Update app.py

app.py

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ if 'query' not in st.session_state:
     query = st.text_input("", value="artificial intelligence", key="query")
 else:
     query = st.text_input("", value=st.session_state["query"], key="query")
-    st.session_state.query = query 
+    if 'query' not in st.session_state (st.session_state.query = query) # set already above.  this prevents two interface elements setting it first time once
 if 'query' not in st.session_state:
     st.session_state.query = 'Genomics'    
 st.write(st.session_state.query)